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by Alex Dobie
May 08, 2013
Android 4.1.2 firmware shows up on certification forum, release could be days away
As tends to happen with upcoming Sony firmware, the official Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean update for the Sony ...
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by Casey Rendon
Apr 24, 2013
Android 4.1 updates will be available starting this week
Following the announcement that there would be an announcement, we now have the official roll out schedule of three Sony Xperia phones: X...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Apr 19, 2013
Sony says Jelly Bean is close for a range of 2012 Xperia phones via an official Twitter account
An official Sony Twitter account has spilled the beans on the upcoming Jelly Bean update for a han...
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by Alex Dobie
Jan 18, 2013
We got our first look at Sony's new Jelly Bean-based Android firmware last week on the Xperia Z. While visually similar to earlier Sony software, there were new features waiting to be disco...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 17, 2012
Sony Mobile has provided another update on the progress of Android 4.1 Jelly Bean updates for its 2012 Xperia smartphones.
First up, the company confirmed that its high-end late 2012 devices, ...
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by Alex Dobie
Dec 03, 2012
When Sony Mobile announced that its leading 2012 products would be getting upgraded to Android 4.1 Jelly Bean, Xperia S owners were left in the lurch, with no timetable for the arrival of their upda...
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by Jerry Hildenbrand
Nov 08, 2012
The Sony Xperia S has been kicking around in the Android Open Source Project for a while now. It never was an official target, but with the work from Sony and JBQ it was a usable opti...
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by Alex Dobie
Sep 03, 2012
Last month Google’s Android Open Source Project lead Jean-Baptiste Queru (JBQ) announced the launch of an “experimental” project to bring the latest open-source Android to the Sony...
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by Phil Nickinson
Aug 21, 2012
Manufacturer tells Android Central it 'encourages and supports external innovation'
When Google's Jean-Baptiste Queru announced plans for an "experiment" that would make th...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 18, 2012
More interesting news for open-source geeks this morning, as it's emerged Android Open-Source Project head Jean-Baptiste Queru has kicked off an “experiment” to bring AOSP suppo...
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by Richard Devine
Aug 13, 2012
Another day, another batch of Sony related news. For once however, this latest piece of news concerns an existing device -- the current flagship to the 2012 Xperia line, the Sony Xperia S. Until now...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 03, 2012
There was once a time when the undead had no place in military shooters. That age was thankfully consigned to history with the launch of the Call of Duty: Black Ops Zombies add-ons for home consoles...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 02, 2012
The Sony Xperia SL is rumored to be a re-vamped version of the company's earlier 2012 flagship, the Xperia S. It's very similar to its predecessor, with a more-or-less identical chassis desi...
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by Alex Dobie
Aug 01, 2012
Sony's IFA 2012 line-up has been subject to some major leakage over the past couple of weeks. We've already seen leaked photos and spec sheets for the international Xperia GX (LT29i Hayabusa...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 09, 2012
As announced last week, today sees the launch of Sony Mobile's "Xperia Unleashed" promotion, which challenges Xperia fans in the UK to track down tiny robots in order to win Sony swag....
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 08, 2012
Good news for custom ROM developers, as Sony Mobile has just released the kernel source code for its recent Xperia S Android 4.0.4 update, as it's required to do under the open source rules. The...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 06, 2012
The Xperia P and Xperia S have been available for some time in Europe, and today both phones make their debut in the United States. If you want either phone, you'll have to stump up the ful...
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by Alex Dobie
Jul 05, 2012
As part of its latest marketing effort, Sony will be "releasing" thousands of tiny QR code-equipped robots in London and Manchester. And in return for capturing one of the elusive 'bot...
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by James Richardson
Jun 29, 2012
This post will be short and sweet and more than likely overshadowed by this weeks Google I/O news, however Sony Xperia S users on the Three network will be happy.
Three kindly dropped me an email t...
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by James Richardson
Jun 21, 2012
The word on the street -- and straight from the horse's mouth -- this morning is that those nice folk at Sony Mobile are rolling out the Android 4.0 update to their recently released flagship de...
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by Joshua Munoz
May 28, 2012
First the Xperia S was going to get Ice Cream Sandwich in mid-April, then late May or early June, then finally sometime in Q2 (which will probably be June, just not early June). As the days drag on ...
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by Richard Devine
May 22, 2012
Literally, less than a week from hearing that Sony Xperia S owners would be tasting some Ice Cream Sandwich by 'early June,' do we hear new information refuting that information completely.&...
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by Richard Devine
May 16, 2012
Pretty much the only thing missing from Sony's flagship Xperia S, is Ice Cream Sandwich. For many, a 2012 Android device without Android 4.0 on board out of the box, makes it a non-starter. But,...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 17, 2012
If you've checked out our Sony Xperia S review and have been wondering when you can get your hands on one of your very own in Canada now is the time to celebrate. Starting today, Sony stores thr...
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by Chris Parsons
Apr 05, 2012
Previously we mentioned that Sony Mobile would be taking on some new inspiration for the launch of their latest devices being the Xperia S, Xperia P and Xperia U by heading up a new promotion called...
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by Alex Dobie
Apr 02, 2012
Sony Mobile says it's confirmed an issue with some Xperia S phones that result in the display showing a yellowish hue at increased temperatures, following reports from disgruntled Xperia S users...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 29, 2012
Not content with hiring acclaimed director Wes Anderson to create a series of TV commercials, Sony's brought in another big name to promote its new Xperia NXT line-up (that's the Xperia S, X...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 23, 2012
Update: The reference to Rogers on Sony Mobile Canada's Facebook page has been removed, and the network has contacted MobileSyrup to clarify its plans for the device. The carrier says th...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 22, 2012
As part of its new "Made of Imagination" ad campaign, Sony asks kids to imagine how its new Xperia NXT smartphones work, and brings the results to life with acclaimed director Wes Anderson...
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by Alex Dobie
Mar 21, 2012
It's been available in some parts of the world since late February, but today Sony Mobile has officially announced global availability of the Xperia S, its current international flagship device....
